![]() Your doors probably have a small standard strike plate for each latch. Strike plates are attached to the door frame in the area where the doorknob and deadbolt “strike” the frame. Electronic and smart home options retail from $50 to $250. Basic metal deadbolts cost between $10 and $50. Most front doors come with deadbolts, but if your other exterior doors don’t have them, it’s worth it to add them. (top) Deadbolts are very useful for securing exterior doors.ĭeadbolts are stronger than locks built into the knob you normally use to open/close the door. Conventional latch (bottom) compared to a deadbolt latch. Where the door knobs/locks actually meet and hold onto the surrounding frame is a great place to start. Attaches to the floor in front of the door, and has a removable shield that prevents your door from being forced open. ![]() Some models can connect to smartphone apps. Attaches to the floor with a wedge to block the door opening. When the plate is in place, the door can’t be opened. Consists of hooks on the door and the frame with a large plate that connects to both. When you are home, you turn the lock to keep your door from being forced open. Barrier-style lock that attaches to your door frame. Good for travelers, renters, and students. Security bar that doesn’t require any modifications to the door. Consolidates standard latch and deadbolt strike plates so you have a larger piece of metal to work with. Reinforces the areas around your lock and latch. Includes a large security strike plate, door shield, and hinge shield. Similar to the Door Armor MAX but does not include the hinge shields. Includes a 46-inch security strike plate, door shield, and hinge shields. More: Beginner’s guide to hardening your homeīased on personal experience and additional research for this review, we recommend picking from the following options. If your external door doesn’t already have common basics like a deadbolt and peephole, those are definitely worth adding too. Although these tools depend on the extra step of you actually engaging them once inside, they can take your door security from ‘pretty good’ to ‘really good’ without making your home look like a fortress from the outside. Some people want to take it a step further by adding extra barriers, such as crossbars or the kind of flip-over locks you see in hotel rooms. You might buy just one piece, such as a strike plate, or an overall kit that replaces all of the core points at once. A basic thing everyone should do is replace the tiny half-inch screws holding those components in place with stronger 3-inch screws.īeyond that, there are kits that replace the basic factory hardware with materials and designs that are much harder to defeat yet don’t require major or ugly modification to your home. ![]() Hinges, locks, and the strike plates where the locks ‘catch’ on the frame are the most vulnerable parts. ![]()
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